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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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