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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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