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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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