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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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