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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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