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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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