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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students 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 variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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