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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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