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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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