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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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