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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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