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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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