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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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