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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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