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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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