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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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