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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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