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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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