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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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