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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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