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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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