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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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