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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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