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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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