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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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