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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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