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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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