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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning technology are empowering students all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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