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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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