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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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