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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the 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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