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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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