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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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