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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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