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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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