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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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