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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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