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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education have enabled humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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