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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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