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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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