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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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