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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in learning technology enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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