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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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