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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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