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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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