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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major 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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