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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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