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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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