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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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