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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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