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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original 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 institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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