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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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