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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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