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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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