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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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