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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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