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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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