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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students ensure 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? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the major 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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