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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology have empowered students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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