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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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