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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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