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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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