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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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