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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology enable people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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