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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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