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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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