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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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