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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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