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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students 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 numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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