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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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