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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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