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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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