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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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