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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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