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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the most important 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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