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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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