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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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