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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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