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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in digital education technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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