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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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