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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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