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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning enable students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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