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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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