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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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