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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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