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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also examines 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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