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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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