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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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