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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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