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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning enable learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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