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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to understand these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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