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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify 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 MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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