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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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