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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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