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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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