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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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