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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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