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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental 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 participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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