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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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