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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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