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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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