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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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