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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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