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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in digital education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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