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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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