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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the most important 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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