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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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