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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online education are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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