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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free 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 quite a few issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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