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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning make it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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