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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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