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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers 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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