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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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