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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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