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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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