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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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