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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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