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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)