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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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