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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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