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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers 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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