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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand 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. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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