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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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