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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning enable learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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