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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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