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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental 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 educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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