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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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