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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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