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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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