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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally 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 a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. People want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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