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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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