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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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