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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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