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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? 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 massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the inspiring 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 investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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