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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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