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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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