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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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