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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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