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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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