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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these open education experiments. People want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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