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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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