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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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