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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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