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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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