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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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