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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology have empowered students all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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