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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? 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 student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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