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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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