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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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