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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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