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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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