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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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