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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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