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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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