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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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