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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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