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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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