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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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