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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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