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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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