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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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