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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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