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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better perceive these new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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