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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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