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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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