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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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