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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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