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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education undertakings. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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