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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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