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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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