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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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