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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources (OER)