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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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