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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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