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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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