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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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