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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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