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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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