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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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