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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive 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 handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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