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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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