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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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