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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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