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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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