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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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