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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education have enabled students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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