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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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