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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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