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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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