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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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