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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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