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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the major 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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