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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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