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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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