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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure 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 assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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