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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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