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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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