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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations 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 the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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