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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology enable students all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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