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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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