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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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