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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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