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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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