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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources