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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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