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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand these important new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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