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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews 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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