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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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