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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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