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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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