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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning enable students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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