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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better perceive these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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