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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better understand these open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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