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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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