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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the key 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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