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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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