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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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