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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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