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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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