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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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