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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also addresses the most important 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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