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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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