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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses 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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