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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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