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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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