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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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