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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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