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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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