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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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