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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. People want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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