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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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