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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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