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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education enable students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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