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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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