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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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