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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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