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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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