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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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