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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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