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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning are enabling humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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