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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. 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. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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