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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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