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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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