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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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