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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology enable humans all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand these new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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