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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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