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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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