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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open 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 evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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