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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education