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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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