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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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