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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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