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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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