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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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