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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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