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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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