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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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