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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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