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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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