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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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