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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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