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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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