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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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