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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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