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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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