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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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