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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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