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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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