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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling learners all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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