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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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