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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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