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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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