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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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