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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning are empowering students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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