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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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