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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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