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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to understand these important new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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