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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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