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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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