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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important 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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