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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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