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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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