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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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