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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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