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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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