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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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