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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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