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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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