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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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