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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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