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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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