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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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