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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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