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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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