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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education enable students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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