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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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