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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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