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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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