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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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