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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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