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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources