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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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