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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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