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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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