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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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