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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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