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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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