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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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