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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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