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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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