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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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