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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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