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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers 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 teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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