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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. Recent developments in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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