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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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