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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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