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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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