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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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