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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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