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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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