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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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