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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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