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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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