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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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