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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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