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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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