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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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