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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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