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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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