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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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