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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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