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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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