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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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