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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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