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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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