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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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