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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? 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 UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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