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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the key 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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