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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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