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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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