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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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