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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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