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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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