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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning are empowering students all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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