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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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