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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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