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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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