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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of these open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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