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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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