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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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