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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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