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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire 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. Educators and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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