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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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