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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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