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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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