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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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