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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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