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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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