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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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