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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the major 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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