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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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