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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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