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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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