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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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