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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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