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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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