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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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