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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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