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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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