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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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