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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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