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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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