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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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