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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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