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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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