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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? 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 institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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