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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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