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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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