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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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