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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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