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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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