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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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