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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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