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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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