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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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