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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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