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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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