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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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