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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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