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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these open education experiments. People want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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