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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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