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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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