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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online education organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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