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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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