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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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