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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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