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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also addresses the most important 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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