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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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