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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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