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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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