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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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