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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology enable people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are considering today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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