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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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