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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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