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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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