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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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