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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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