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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to understand these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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