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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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