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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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