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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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