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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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