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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different 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 teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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