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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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