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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators 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 evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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