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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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