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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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