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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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