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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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