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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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