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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in learning technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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