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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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