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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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