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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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