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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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