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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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