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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What 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 teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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