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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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