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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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