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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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