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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive 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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