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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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