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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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