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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning make it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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