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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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