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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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