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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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