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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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