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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee 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 teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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