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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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