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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses 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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