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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses 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. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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