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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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