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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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