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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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