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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also studies the key 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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