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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology enable humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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