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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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