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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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