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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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