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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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