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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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