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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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