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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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