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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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