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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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