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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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