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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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