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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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