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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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