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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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