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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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