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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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