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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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