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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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