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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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