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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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