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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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