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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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