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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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