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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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