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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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