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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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