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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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