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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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