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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education make it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes 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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