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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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