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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in digital education technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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