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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology have empowered learners all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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