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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the key 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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