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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies 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 we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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