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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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