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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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