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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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