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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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