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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What original 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 we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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