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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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