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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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