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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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