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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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