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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world 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 MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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