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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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