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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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