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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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