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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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