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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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