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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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