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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive 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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