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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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