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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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