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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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