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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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