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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with 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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