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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants want to understand these open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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