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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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