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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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