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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to understand these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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