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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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