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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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