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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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