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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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