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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What 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 teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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